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If so they've already posted the stories up so if you didn't get in then should be safe for the Spec Fic.

Seriously? So does that mean they didn't even read mine or what? I thought they would at least read all the submissions before putting up the stories, because I haven't gotten a rejection. That kinda pisses me off.

The Pedestal often sends rejections after the accepted stories have already gone live. They do read everything, but they have a very short window between when submissions close and when the new issue is published - so sometimes they deal with acceptances and editing the stories first and sending out rejection slips afterward.

I queried Pedestal, asking since the issue is up that should I assume a rejection (don't mind if it's rejected, I just want to know), and a rep replied back that it was under consideration and they'd respond soon (*note* I didn't name my story). I don't know if that's a generic response or what.

Needless to say, I'm *not* an associate editor at this publication, making a submission to myself (although there's a spec fic story in that, somewhere). I'm thinking there's some sort of a bug in Submishmash that put the name of the submitter in the signature. Has anyone else submitted there? And if so, did you experience this issue?

"What we want: Stories having to do with lost, rare, weird, or imaginary books, or any aspect of book history or book culture, past, present, future, or uchronic. Any genre. Although the fantastical is not essential per se, stories should evoke a sense of the fantastic, the unknown, the weird, wonder, terror, mystery, pulp, and/or adventure, etc."

Ooooh! Thanks for passing this one along, Alex! I'll have to give it some thought.

Heh plenty of time before the deadline yet...

Given that I have stories in both "In Situ" and "Fish" there's nearly 100% chance I will be submitting to this one to keep the streak going! Of course, the editors are different this time - but I'm still going to try!

I'm sorry to see any market go, but personally I gave up on Basement Stories quite a while back. There were too many issues with missing/delayed responses, not paying writers on time (or possibly at all) etc. I don;t think they're bad people, but they were in way over their heads.

They did publish some nice stories though, which is a credit to Carol. Maybe they'll find someone to take over the site.

"We’re hoping to get work that surprises us; we aren’t looking for pieces that simply condemn or ridicule consumer capitalism, or affirm that corporations are intrusive and sinister. We’re after art, not polemics or propaganda."

I'm sorry but that lovemarks thing is in serious need of some ridicule. Also, this makes it sound as if politics and art don't go hand in hand, as if art is something done in an apolitical vacuum. hmmm.

If I understood the guidelines correctly they don't pay most of their writers, so it's more of a "contest" with them grabbing most of the content they intend to publish for free. Not the kind of market I would submit to.

If I understood the guidelines correctly they don't pay most of their writers, so it's more of a "contest" with them grabbing most of the content they intend to publish for free. Not the kind of market I would submit to.

That's what I get for looking at these things at almost 2 in the morning... The guidelines are kind of strangely worded, but, yes -- they do say they "may" offer publication without "upfront" compensation.

"We’re hoping to get work that surprises us; we aren’t looking for pieces that simply condemn or ridicule consumer capitalism, or affirm that corporations are intrusive and sinister. We’re after art, not polemics or propaganda."

I'm sorry but that lovemarks thing is in serious need of some ridicule.

So do many marketing concepts... Though, I'll say that in the IT space I've seen some pretty serious emotional connections to icons like Tux, the Linux Penguin. Still computer-ish but more in the consumer space, I've seen plenty of cars with an Apple logo sticker.

Originally Posted by Project Deadlight

Also, this makes it sound as if politics and art don't go hand in hand, as if art is something done in an apolitical vacuum. hmmm.

Not disagreeing with you on this. But I've seen LOTS of guidelines that say similar things, though maybe worded more -- shall we say -- artfully.